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I've never stripped the threads from a Magura master, but I just serviced some Magura brakes which were handed to me off the bike. Replaced the lever blades, cleaned and exercised the pistons, installed new pads, bled the system. Some might say it was the best feeling in the world... Unfortunately, after all that upon reinstalling it turns out the plastic threads in the lever clamp were already stripped so the master cylinder went in the trash. Yay! The fact that they use a deep Torx head on the screws perplexes me, Torx signals "I can take high torque, have...

Thank god. I was shopping for bars and stems but just didn’t feel like there were enough options. This might just be the perfect one.

On a tight budget? Try crossthreading. Natures Loctite.

This isn't anything other than a "Hope Evo GR4s are the sexiest brakes out there" post with a little side of "Profile makes the best sounding hubs". There is some dry dirt and warm temps in southern Alberta and I've got the day off tomorrow, so will report back on how they perform.

I tend to doubt specialized is exiting the shoe game. Their current shoes are really good. But they also have been on hella clearance for a loooong time now. My guess is they have an updated version they will release at some point but like the enduro they are in no rush to do so. But who knows maybe they decided the market is too saturated to be worth the squeeze. Would be a shame though cause honestly the build quality was much higher than my last few pairs of 510s.

Flash 38 are back in stock and there is a new retrofit lowspeed compression unit: https://www.intend-bc.com/products/smooth-operator/

If only Aero was that simple. Plenty of DH teams have tested in the past (most recently FMD and Canyon) but NONE have taken it further than that. There are just too many variables in DH. For example anything that helps with straight-line will have a massive negative when there is any kind of cross wind or need to turn.

Aero will come. There is so much aero to be gained on a DH bike. Crying foul over the Fox speed suits is pretty silly, seeing how tight kits have gotten over the years. They just did it better than everyone else. Someone will probably think body armour is creating poor aero profiles under tight jerseys and start sculpting those too. I'm waiting for someone to find a way around the moto visor rule or try to reshape one in order to find some aero gain that is surely there. Style before tenths of a second! It's such a shame...

Hopefully, what’s upping the stoke in 2026 is just not overdoing it. With training for a 250 mile race (now complete) I honestly just rode way too much last year. Feel free to play the worlds tiniest violin if you must, but our smallish local trail network is best suited for up to 3 days of riding per week at most, not as much 6-7 days all summer. Varying my activity and having MTB be a treat instead of a daily “must do” will be good for me, I think.